OpenAI recently launched an updated version of its image-generating AI tool, called ChatGPT Images 2.5. This new version includes improvements such as sharper details, faster image creation, more precise editing options, and better tools for designing and sharing images. Among the new features is a "Sketch" tool that lets users turn rough drawings into more refined images. There are also templates for creating items like posters, as well as improved editing functions that allow users to tweak their images more easily. Despite these advancements, some users have noticed issues with the new model. Specifically, some generated images contain visible noise patterns, which give them a "gritty, sandy look," according to TechRadar writer Eric Hal Schwartz. These imperfections make some images appear less clean and more artificial, which can be a concern when trying to pass off AI-generated images as real photographs. A major point of interest is whether AI-generated images can now be mistaken for genuine photos. This question has been explored in online communities like the r/isthisAI subreddit, where users share images and ask others to identify if they are real or AI-generated. This has sparked concerns about the potential for AI-generated content to be used in scams, fake viral posts, or even the creation of non-existent people. The article’s author tested the new AI image capabilities by asking ChatGPT to generate images that closely resemble their own travel photos. The goal was to see if the AI could create images that look "boringly believable" rather than obviously artificial. Readers are invited to take a quiz to determine which images are real and which are AI-generated. The author questions whether the gritty texture in some AI images is enough to spot them, and whether focusing on background details rather than facial features might help distinguish AI-generated images from real ones.